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State Supreme Court Justices Talk Tension Between Judicial Elections, Free Speech

"The flip side is--and these words I thought would never come out of my mouth–-I don't want too many First Amendment rights," said Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-231

A judge is disqualified, subject to remittal, from a case in which the judge's former law partner previously served as counsel while in partnership with the judge.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-230

A judge may not personally volunteer at a not-for-profit organization's exhibit booth, where a significant purpose of the booth is to recruit members.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-228

A judge is prohibited from any involvement with fund-raising activities, but this restriction does not extend to the judge's spouse.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-227

A part-time attorney judge who is a partner in a law firm where the majority of partners are non-judges and the non-judge partners have established a political action committee in the law firm's name funded solely by voluntary contributions of individual partners, (1) must not contribute to the PAC, (2) must not participate in the PAC's operations or decision-making, and (3) must advise the law firm in writing of these limitations. If the judge is satisfied that the law firm will honor these limitations, the judge need not resign from the law firm.
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National Law Journal

Law Clerks Can't Seek Post-Clerkship Jobs With Political Orgs, Ethics Guidance Says

"A law clerk who applies for a job with a political organization risks linking the judge's chambers to political activity, which could compromise the independence of the judiciary," the advisory opinion states.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-226

(1) If a judge is currently disqualified in matters involving an attorney, he/she may not appoint that attorney as assigned counsel or attorney for the child during any such disqualification period. (2) A judge who is not disqualified from matters involving an attorney must exercise his/her discretion impartially when deciding whether to appoint the attorney, with an eye to avoiding even the appearance of any improper motivation.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'I'm Sorry for What I Did': Judge Gets Public Admonishment

The former city of Teague municipal court judge was found to have had ex parte communications during the course of trying to dismiss a traffic citation for an acquaintance, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct found.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-225: Is It Unethical For a Judge to Wear a Flag Pin On Their Robe During Proceedings?

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics responds to a written inquiry from one of New York state's approximately 3,600 judges and justices.
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The Recorder

San Mateo County Judge Disciplined for Denying Litigant's Testimony

Superior Court Judge Susan Greenberg was wrong on the law and violated judicial canons in a restraining order proceeding, the Commission on Judicial Performance said.
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